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- pronunciation:
- mar
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Grammatical Patterns
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noun |
| definition: |
a thing, person, or event that causes awe, admiration, or amazement.
The Brooklyn Bridge was an engineering marvel of the time.He is a marvel of stamina.- synonyms:
- miracle, phenomenon, prodigy, wonder, wonderwork
- similar words:
- nonesuch, sensation, sight, spectacle, stunner
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curiosity, fear, feast, phenomenon |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
marvels, marveling, marveled |
| definition: |
to be filled with awe or amazement at (usu. fol. by a clause).
I marvel that you escaped alive.[verb + (that) + clause
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- synonyms:
- wonder
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fear |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to be filled with awe or amazement.
The audience marveled at the magician's tricks.- synonyms:
- wonder
- similar words:
- gape, gawk, goggle
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